Does anyone here add and remove water simultaneously?

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Piscine;5081072; said:
Yes, draining while adding new water is inherently draining some of the new water as well as the old....That makes the water change percentage less and, if you are testing water & changing it because of nitrates, causes more work for you with less benefit.
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thats odd i have never had my nitrates over 20ppm and i have been doing changes like that for 5 years . i clean the gravel in the tank once a week,and let the water fill from the sink while my gravel cleaner just drains water. 15 minutes then i shut it all down.. my cichlids have grown almost 3" in 2 months .. when i am done i blast some prime in the tank and chill
 
sorry i just reread what i posted .. i am not trying to sound like a douche.. i am stating what i have had luck doing in keeping a very clean tank,and healthy . with the exception of the internal parasite issue i had recently after a new fish was brought in,but i was able to cure him ,and then them lol. i think this is a good topic
 
sonicrx;5081166; said:
thats odd i have never had my nitrates over 20ppm and i have been doing changes like that for 5 years . i clean the gravel in the tank once a week,and let the water fill from the sink while my gravel cleaner just drains water. 15 minutes then i shut it all down.. my cichlids have grown almost 3" in 2 months .. when i am done i blast some prime in the tank and chill
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It's not odd. Its common sense. It has been explained many times now. Good luck.
 
sonicrx;5081309; said:
no need to get upset. i am just trying to understand why its bad.. if you do it weekly is all:)
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:ROFL:
 
muffywrx;5081340; said:
its not bad, you probably are removing just enough and dont have a big bio load. It just isnt efficient.
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i actually i over stocked in my 180 right now :( waiting to clear my 125 so i can move some fish into it .. i do run 2 rena xp4's and 2 rena xp3's on the tank


Piscine i thought your were getting mad;)
 
sonicrx;5081376; said:
i actually i over stocked in my 180 right now :( waiting to clear my 125 so i can move some fish into it .. i do run 2 rena xp4's and 2 rena xp3's on the tank


Piscine i thought your were getting mad;)
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And I thought you were sincere. Have fun trolling. :D
 
sonicrx;5081376; said:
i actually i over stocked in my 180 right now :( waiting to clear my 125 so i can move some fish into it .. i do run 2 rena xp4's and 2 rena xp3's on the tank


Piscine i thought your were getting mad;)
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That's good. Still not the most efficient, but the way you do it probably minimizes the inefficiency I'm guessing. The way the OP suggested was highly inefficient.
 
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